MODS ! the general howto and who's who thread about mods (69564 update)

Thanks! Resolution 2880x1800, likely converted in 1440x900 - MBP Retina Display (OSX 10.9.2).

I attach the screenshot, but as you can see, with my great surprise, the issue seems to have been already resolved. Awesome! And thanks for offering help

mod packs would be ace

It used to be in the O.P. that I made two a long time ago : https://forums.uberent.com/threads/rel-mod-megapack.50468

but that I had to come to the realization as modders progressively all made their mods non intrusive to each other and compatible that PAMM was the way to go.
I could prepack them all in one file for you to download but :

1. you'd never get faster download times than PAMM
2. it's moving continuously, nowadays mods come and go from the pack twice a day!

I'll quote an answer I gave to someone else when they asked about mod packs on PAMM, and why I don't think they are a good idea:

Mod packs will make a lot more sense when we have the server, because gameplay itself will be changed and you might want to do that by combining several mods. For now, all mods are UI mods so you can go ahead and use any combination you want without worrying about what other people have.

Other than mod conflicts (may need to add a "conflicts with" type attribute to PAMM), installing server mods should be more or less identical to client side ones. An open question is whether we should encourage new unit mods to be released as individual units, rather than packs (like Unit Universe for Total Annihilation). A separate area could then be made in PAMM specifically for units.

But ... this is getting way ahead of things

not really, after all things are moving so fast! I remember when PA was just a little boy with tiny little legs and tiny little hands! *sob* *soooob*

If those new units are ever going to be balanced, they need to be in packs. On the other hand, the unit art and its json aren't strongly connected anyway. The balance pack could just be json and the mod could require the individual art mods.

I agree this is the way it's gonna be either way, there's no stopping modpacks, that's all mod's eventual fate.

I WANT MY SANDWORMS.

you need to make them.

plus I don't know if you realize but we only have the client not the server. at best you could replace a commander with your model but you'd be the only one to see it.

The best Sandworm model I could make would either be Lego or minecraft.

I doubt that.

I think it would look more like a spiky sea orchid.

was this thread usefull to any newcomers? I need feedback.

I have noticed the download counts going up a lot recently, but there could be a lot of reasons for that.

• Gamma gave us a lot of new players.
• Tournaments require and recommend some mods.
• More Twitch streaming means more people get to see the mods in use.
• This thread exists.

Tracking pips?

yes please.

been having a blast with this. and I'm apparently not the only one, great work!

Some ideas I have found useful:

• Track scouts around.
• Use it as a camera anchor by tracking a factory in the middle of your base.
• Watch a nuke while it is building by tracking it and then zooming up close.

I hadn't thought of that.


Sweet baby jesus!